Running-board saddle for cars.



'PA'IENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

W. H. MINER. RUNNING BOARD SADDLE FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 190B.

INVENTOIR (Ill AIM TTORNE y:

. theconstruction of running UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. MINER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO W. H. MINER COMPANY, OF

I CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1908.

Application filed February 10, 1908. Serial No. 415,021.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MINER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Running-Board Saddles for Cars, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to im rovements in card saddles for cars, and more particularly to improvements upon the runnin board saddle heretofore patented to Wi liam E. Fowler, in Letters Patent of the United States No. 859,288 of July'9, 1907.

The invention consists in .providing the base or bottom flange of the saddle, at its middle portion, with a slotted bolt openin furnished with an enlargement throug which the head of the bolt may pass to enable the saddle to be conveniently applied to the car roof and securely bolted to the ridge pole, and thus revent all'danger of the saddle becoming oosened or displaced from the car and thereby endangering the train.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a running board saddle embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a artial bottom plan view; Fig. 3 is a vertiea cross detail longitudinal sectionon line 44 of Fig. 2.

In the drawin A represents. a portion olva car roof and B t ioridge pole or central longitudinal member of the car roof frame.

I) is the running board saddle, having a plurality otsoekcs d to receive the ends of the running board planks. The saddle D has a base or bottom flange I) shaped to fit the sloping sides of the roof at the peak or crown thereof, and furnished with ears or lugs al having holes d for reception of screws or bolts 1 ,to secure the same to the roof. lhe running board saddle l) is also furnished with transverse division ebs (i separating the sockets d and with longitudinal division web d likewise separating the sockets d on the opposite sides of the saddle. At its middle portion. the saddle D is furnished with an oblong bolt opening or slot (i having an enlar ement (1", preferably of rectangular shape, through w ich the head G of the bolt Gr may be inserted, which passes through the ridge pole'B, and which serve to securely anchor the saddle to the car roof, so that there is no danger of its being loosened or disarranged.

In applying the saddle to the car roof the bolt G is first passed through the ridge pole or member B from the top, and then the runnin board saddle is applied, the head of the bot being assed up through the enlargement d, t en the saddle isslipped lengthwise so that the bolt fits into the slot (1", thus causing its head G4 to engage the base or bottom flange of the saddle on. each side of said slot d then the nut G of the bolt G is tightenedgthus securing the saddle in place, afterwards the screws or bolts F may be inserted.

claim:

1. A metallic running board saddle for v car roofs having sockets to receive the ends of the running board planks, and a base or bottom flange adapted to fit the sloping sides of the roof at the peak or crown, and provided at its middle with a bolt slot furnished' with an enlargement for the bolt head to pass through, substantially as specified.

2. In a car roof, the combination with the ridge pole of a car roof, of a running board saddle having sockets to receive the ends of the running board planks and furnished with a base or bottom flange provided with a bolt slot having an enlargement through which the bolt head may pass, and a bolt fitting insaid slot and assmg through said ridge pole to secure said saddle to theridge pole, substantially as specified.

WILLIAM ll. MINER. Witnesses:

II. M. MUNDAY, PEARL ABRAMS. 

